Works for Chamber Ensemble (2-10 players)
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Duos
Settler Songs (2004), for two violins.
Also arranged for violin and viola or two violas.
- I. Nigun: RM score excerpt
- II. Zam'ri Li: RM
- III. Nigun: RM
- IV: M'chorati: RM
- V. Nigun: RM
- VI. Leilot kayitz heim adirim: RM
- VII. Nigun: RM
- VIII. Gamal, g'mali: RM
- IX. Nigun: RM score excerpt
- Jesse Irons and Sonya Chung, violins. Total duration 9'00".
From Depths of Grass (2004), seven Dylan Thomas texts set for soprano or mezzo-soprano voice and piano.
- I. To the Spring-Spirit: RM score excerpt
- II. Of Any Flower: RM score excerpt
- III. The Elm: RM score excerpt
- IV: The Oak: RM score excerpt
- V. The Pine: RM score excerpt
- VI. Clown in the Moon: RM score excerpt
- VII. To a Slender Wind: RM score excerpt
- Andrea Wiltzius, soprano; Dimitri Dover, piano. Total duration 12'00".
Serenata a due (2003), for flute and guitar.
Honorable Mention, 2004 Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Alpha Lambda Chapter) First Annual Young Composers Competition
- RM score excerpt
- Jessica Finch, flute; Benjamin Beirs, guitar. Duration 9'00".
Fantasia and Fugue on a Gregorian Theme (2002), for two pianos.
- RM MP3 Fantasia MP3 Fugue Fantasia score excerpt Fugue score excerpt
- Nancy Roldán and Noel Lester, pianos. Total duration 12'30".
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (2000, rev. 2003), for soprano and piano.
Part of a collective composition project for the Walden School; I composed 5 of these 26 short movements.
Skipping Stones (2000, rev. 2003), for flute and piano.
- RM MP3 score excerpt
- Ned McGowan, flute; Blair McMillen, piano. Duration 3'30".
The Last Invocation (2000), for alto or mezzo-soprano voice and piano.
Hornpipe (2000), for clarinet and 'cello.
A New Hope (1999), for flute and piano.
Third Place (Performing Arts Division), 1999 Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Competition
Duration 4'30".
Trios
Canon for three instruments (2006).
Canon for three voices (2005).
- RM score
- Level II students of the Walden School Teacher Training Institute, Dublin, NH. Duration 2'00".
Three Dances (2003), for viola and two marimbas.
Also arranged for alto saxophone and two marimbas (or four-hands marimba).
- II. Tango: RM score excerpt
- Jason Fisher, viola; Kevin Clarke and Yuko Sato, marimbas. Duration 4'30".
Trio (2002), for brass trio (C trumpet, horn and trombone).
Runner-Up (Emerging Composer), 2005 New York Art Ensemble Young Composer Competition
- I. Scherzo: RM MP3 score excerpt
- II. Chorale - Recitative: RM MP3 score excerpt
- III. March: RM MP3 score excerpt
- Dan Gianola-Norris, trumpet; Jonathan Francis, horn; Gregory Campbell, trombone. Total duration 9'30".
Concerto Grosso in A major, op. 872 (2001), for English horn, bassoon and piano.
- score excerpt
- Duration 2'00".
Reflection (2001), for flute, percussion and piano.
Later used as the third movement of Dodici.
Xanadu (2000), for string trio (violin, 'cello and piano).
- II. The Mingled Measure: RM
- Members of the Phoenix String Orchestra, violin and cello; Leo Wanenchak, piano. Duration 5'00".
Works for four to ten performers
Wail (2005), for saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone).
- I. Pulse (Tenor): RM score excerpt
- II. Sing (Alto): RM score excerpt
- III. Circus Music (Soprano): RM score excerpt
- IV: Riff (Baritone): RM score excerpt
- Maureen Walsh, soprano saxophone; Tommy Jones, alto saxophone; Brian Bubnash, tenor saxophone; Zachary Herchen, baritone saxophone. Total duration 15'00".
Four Scenes for Ten Players (2004), for chamber wind ensemble (woodwind and brass quintets).
Commissioned by and dedicated to Dr. Harlan Parker and the Peabody Chamber Winds.
Winner (Division I, Class A), Mu Phi Epsilon Original Composition Contest (2005)
Second Prize, Prix d'Été X (2005)
- (Previous first movement withdrawn)
- I. Waltz: RM score excerpt
- II. Burlesque: RM score excerpt
- III. Passacaglia: RM score excerpt
- IV. Finale: RM score excerpt
- Jessica Finch, flute; Rachel Mortenson, oboe; Kristen Spiridon, clarinet; Joy Martin, horn; Patty Fagan, bassoon; Brent Flinchbaugh, trumpet; Beth Robinson, trumpet; Jonathan Francis, horn; Nathan Siler, trombone; Alex Muehleisen, tuba; Russell Nadel, conductor. Total duration 20'00".
Dodici (2002), for sextet (flute/piccolo, B-flat clarinet, violin, 'cello, piano, percussion).
Winner, Bakersfield Symphony New Directions Call for Scores (2005)
Selected for performance, 6th National Student Conference (2004), Society of Composers, Inc.
Second Prize, Prix d'Été VIII (2003)
Winning composition, 2003 Peabody Camerata Student Composer Contest
- I. Sonata: RM score excerpt
- II. Reflection: RM score excerpt
- III. Variations: RM score excerpt
- IV. Finale meccanico: RM score excerpt
- Kyung-mi Lee, flute; Ira Berman, clarinet; Robyn Julyan, violin; Jeremy Lamb, 'cello; Kristin Chadderton, piano; Laura Noah, percussion; Glenn Quader, conductor. Total duration 15'00".